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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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